CLOSE THE LOOP

On March 26th at 10:43 am EDT, Flyer and I made our way through the breakwater at the entrance to the Riding Rock Marina on San Salvador Island in the Bahamas. By the time I got the lines ready and had Flyer secured at the fuel dock, it was 11:15. On March 26th, 2011, I made an unscheduled stop here on my way to Panama. The winds had been very light so I took on some fuel. The credit card receipt has a time stamp... 11:14:33. I guess that's pretty close to 24 months to sail around the world.

Colleen was there as film crew and welcoming committee. I took on some fuel, cleared into the Bahamas and purchased a sim card for my phone. We then departed San Salvador for an overnight sail to Georgetown, Exuma where Colleen would depart and my sister and brother-in-law would join me for a two week cruise through the Exuma's. Colleen had sailed with me in Tahiti and the BVI but I picked her up and returned her to exactly the same place in both cases. The rules state you may not have anyone on board while advancing toward your destination.

P.S. The reason it has been so long since I have updated the blog is that my computer had a "blue screen of death", as my sister calls it, and it has not worked since. If you can believe it, this occured on March 26th.